British Riding Clubs Membership Administrator

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British Riding Clubs Membership Administrator

 Full Time - 35 hours per week (working hours)

Salary: £19,000

Based at our HQ near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire (Agile working arrangments available)

The British Horse Society is the nation’s largest equine charity with a passion for horses that is backed by knowledge and expertise. The BHS represents and provides a range of services for horse riders, horse owners, enthusiasts and professionals.

We are looking for a British Riding Clubs Membership Administrator to provide administration support for the BRC operations team to ensure the effective running of the BRC department and promote the BHS participation objectives.

Key skills needed for this exciting role:

• Ability to prioritise, organise workloads and work to deadlines
• Good team player as well as ability to work independently
• Strong administration experience and excellent customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Proactive, enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work under pressure
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience using Microsoft packages particularly Excel
• Organised, flexible and adaptable; willing to travel to weekend and evening events in the UK (including overnight stays away from home)

So, you’re interested?

Here’s some information on the role….

• To administer membership lists received from clubs and upload to the database
• Support clubs to ensure GDPR compliance
• Accurately maintain club committee details on the database
• Provide administrative support for the BRC safeguarding officers ensuring we have correct details on file throughout the year
• Maintaining up to date records of club personnel, data sharing agreements and club constitutions
• Administer financial practices, such as raising invoices, purchase orders and keeping cash sheets
• Deal with enquiries accurately and in a timely manner
• Assist the BRC Operations Manager with any other tasks as necessary
• Attend BRC championships as part of the organising team

   What will you get in return?

• Annual Leave: 23 days + plus bank holidays (increasing to 25 days after 2 years’ service)
• Pension: Automatic entry at 4% into our scheme after 3-month deferral period, contributions matched up to 5%
• Health Benefits health cash plan, life assurance at 4 x salary, yearly flu jab
• Wellbeing Support: ‘Everymind at Work’ mental health and wellbeing app and quarterly webinars, opportunities to participate in range of engagement activities such as our book and gardening clubs, ‘Put the Kettle On’ informal virtual chats and our annual Funuary activities!
• Training and Development: Access to a range of formal and informal development opportunities, including BHS Wise (our e-learning platform), our ‘A Day in Your Shoes’ cross-departmental work shadowing scheme and ‘C-Me’ communication workshops.

How to apply: please provide a cover letter/personal statement highlighting your relevant skills and experience and how they meet the essential skills for this role, along with a CV, and send your application to jobs@bhs.org.uk. For further details on this and other opportunities, please visit www.bhs.org.uk

The British Horse Society is committed to achieving equity for all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better organisational outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all employees.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted directly about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates for longer than is necessary for the recruitment process.

Please note: we will be speaking to and interviewing candidates throughout the advertised period; to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

Closing Date for applications:  3 February 2023